AlterNet.org: Tom Engelhardt Alternative News and Information. en-us AlterNet.org: Tom Engelhardt http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2012 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. Tom Engelhardt: National Security State: How the Intelligence Bureaucracy Ate Our World http://www.alternet.org/story/154841/national_security_state%3A_how_the_intelligence_bureaucracy_ate_our_world/ The government is collecting more and more data on more and more Americans. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:00:01 PDT Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -eb4e925437dcb6bae3531b5999f4dc05 Tom Engelhardt: On Iran, Obama Becomes More Warlike Than Bush? http://www.alternet.org/story/154501/on_iran%2C_obama_becomes_more_warlike_than_bush/ Obama breaks new ground when it comes to war with Iran. Sun, 11 Mar 2012 08:00:01 PDT Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -d8ed88a57c0ecb28d97157c472433fa0 Tom Engelhardt: Killers In The Skies: Why Drones Are Everywhere Now http://www.alternet.org/story/154370/killers_in_the_skies%3A_why_drones_are_everywhere_now/ The drone symbolizes a new kind of corporate-driven war that destroyed 200 years of American tradition Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:00:01 PST Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -f0dbaf0a28ae9572513140b276fc8884 Tom Engelhardt: The End in Afghanistan? Radical Change Is in the Air and the American Position Is Visibly Crumbling http://www.alternet.org/story/154336/the_end_in_afghanistan_radical_change_is_in_the_air_and_the_american_position_is_visibly_crumbling/ "Winning" is a distant, long-faded fantasy, defeat a rising reality. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:00:01 PST Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -f06be55618a4eda58dfc27214495af49 Tom Engelhardt: The Rise of the Warrior Corporation: Win or Lose on the Battlefield, Big Business Always Comes Out on Top http://www.alternet.org/story/154275/the_rise_of_the_warrior_corporation%3A_win_or_lose_on_the_battlefield%2C_big_business_always_comes_out_on_top/ There are few clear winners in modern American warfare -- except, that is, defense corporations. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:00:01 PST Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -c466f75d8b336044afe0a5cb747905ea Tom Engelhardt: US Empire Is Changing its Stripes: Drones, Special Operations Forces and the US Navy Are Changing the Way We Do War http://www.alternet.org/story/154021/us_empire_is_changing_its_stripes%3A_drones%2C_special_operations_forces_and_the_us_navy_are_changing_the_way_we_do_war/ Make no mistake: we’re entering a new world of military planning. It won't make the Pentagon smaller, but it will change the nature of empire. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:00:01 PST Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -07ab4a9ef9ea56659688d1b8cb94babf Tom Engelhardt: What if Iran Sent Commandoes to the US Border? How US Policies Look from the Other Side http://www.alternet.org/story/153932/what_if_iran_sent_commandoes_to_the_us_border_how_us_policies_look_from_the_other_side/ Imagine that America's policy toward Iran were reversed; imagine Iranian commandoes on the U.S.-Mexico border. How would Americans react? Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:00:01 PST Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -384d9d0f116112751b293ee3b3ce04bc Tom Engelhardt: A Brief History of America's Dumb Policies Towards Iran http://www.alternet.org/story/153801/a_brief_history_of_america%27s_dumb_policies_towards_iran_/ In more than 50 years, America’s leaders have never made a move in Iran (or near it) that didn’t lead to unexpected and unpleasant blowback. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:00:01 PST Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -33d9717cebea8d247c82fd487fb1b61e Tom Engelhardt: Obama Shows His War-Mongering Side http://www.alternet.org/story/153749/obama_shows_his_war-mongering_side/ Obama aims to create a neat, high-tech image of war, and act like everything is in control. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:00:01 PST Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -df206422c17aebf4e0d4d02581390211 Tom Engelhardt: Thanks to Our Military Debacles in Iraq and Afghanistan, America's 'Superpower' Status Has Officially Ended http://www.alternet.org/story/153643/thanks_to_our_military_debacles_in_iraq_and_afghanistan%2C_america%27s_%27superpower%27_status_has_officially_ended/ The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have not only drained American treasure, but exposed the relative helplessness of the "sole superpower." Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:00:01 PST Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -25935fa84695889c0617090889f79360 Tom Engelhardt: The Drone That Fell From the Sky: What a Busted Robot Airplane Tells Us About the American Empire in 2012 and Beyond http://www.alternet.org/story/153520/the_drone_that_fell_from_the_sky%3A_what_a_busted_robot_airplane_tells_us_about_the_american_empire_in_2012_and_beyond_/ The drone increasingly looks less like a winning weapon than a machine for generating opposition and enemies. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:00:01 PST Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -3228e45f6dfff8d084747d7a062e2c62 Tom Engelhardt: The Very Different "Occupations" That Led to 2011's Global Uprising http://www.alternet.org/story/153484/the_very_different_%26quot%3Boccupations%26quot%3B_that_led_to_2011%27s_global_uprising/ The protests around the world this year were preceded, in the last twenty years, by some very different kinds of occupations. Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:00:01 PST Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -e8a4cdc3bd68a5f81455736494d9e546 Tom Engelhardt: Perpetual National Elections Make the Top 1% Richer http://www.alternet.org/story/153395/perpetual_national_elections_make_the_top_1_richer/ The presidential campaign season keeps getting longer, and more expensive, allowing the uber-rich to effectively control our democracy. Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:00:01 PST Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -b80f5fa15a1d40b33245084686ebeac2 Tom Engelhardt: If You Aren't in the 1%, Kiss Your Dreams Goodbye: An Occupy Wall Street Anatomy of America http://www.alternet.org/story/153260/if_you_aren%27t_in_the_1%2C_kiss_your_dreams_goodbye%3A_an_occupy_wall_street_anatomy_of_america_/ Why "What Is" Must Be Changed to "What If" Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:00:01 PST Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -552f99673b573db6d36b8ab1bea5090c Tom Engelhardt: How Zuccotti Park Became Zuccotti Prison: Creeping American Police State http://www.alternet.org/story/153235/how_zuccotti_park_became_zuccotti_prison%3A_creeping_american_police_state/ America may not be a traditional police state (yet), but it is an increasingly militarized policed state in which rights are regularly tossed out the window. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:00:01 PST Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -fdf718ee7030d25f9dfb6b6603941bd5 Tom Engelhardt: With America on the Eve of Destruction, OWS Rides to the Rescue http://www.alternet.org/story/153178/with_america_on_the_eve_of_destruction%2C_ows_rides_to_the_rescue/ What would American politicians and pundits say if Chinese or Iranian police raided a peaceful opposition encampment and trashed their library? Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:00:01 PST Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -9ac16db0f4e1b0732f3b5457ea698661 Tom Engelhardt: The Other Occupation: How Subprime Crooks Occupied America And Prepared the Way for Occupy Wall Street http://www.alternet.org/story/153157/the_other_occupation%3A_how_subprime_crooks_occupied_america_and_prepared_the_way_for_occupy_wall_street_/ Before anyone decided to Occupy Wall Street, another occupation was already underway. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:00:01 PST Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -5e61f6f8f04fc8d0cb4ea4b9c1217d38 Tom Engelhardt: Game Over for Planet Earth: The Month’s Biggest Story You Never Read http://www.alternet.org/story/153092/game_over_for_planet_earth%3A_the_month%26acirc%3B%26euro%3B%26trade%3Bs_biggest_story_you_never_read/ While you were paying attention to Herman Cain, the Kardashians and the Penn State child sex abuse scandal, the U.S. Department of Energy administered last rites to the planet. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:00:01 PST Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -7dbad05f9d85b11c4ef01824174babcc Tom Engelhardt: My Kingdom for a Toilet: Summing Up the American Debacle in Iraq http://www.alternet.org/story/153061/my_kingdom_for_a_toilet%3A_summing_up_the_american_debacle_in_iraq_/ Don’t let anyone say that the United States got nothing out of the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Americans take home a fitting prize: Saddam's toilet. Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:00:01 PST Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -c922a9be894208f22e3a7f89086d72cd Tom Engelhardt: “I Wanted Something Productive to Do": Creating Space for Books and Learning at Occupy Wall Street http://www.alternet.org/story/152907/%26acirc%3B%26euro%3B%26oelig%3Bi_wanted_something_productive_to_do%26quot%3B%3A_creating_space_for_books_and_learning_at_occupy_wall_street/ Education is at the heart of the Occupy Wall Street movement, from the student loan bubble to the library and teach-ins at the center of the park. Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:00:01 PDT Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -87010571a9df46d0566ffc183329d866 Tom Engelhardt: Why Do You Pay $1.2 Trillion a Year to Prop Up a Vast, Secretive National Security State? http://www.alternet.org/story/152801/why_do_you_pay_%241.2_trillion_a_year_to_prop_up_a_vast%2C_secretive_national_security_state/ A blanket of secrecy over our military complex ensures that most Americans have no idea what’s being done with their money. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:00:01 PDT Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -4c74b2e41b722fa19d06455bb3821e02 Tom Engelhardt: Wall Street’s Second Occupation: The Rise of the NYPD's Homeland Security State http://www.alternet.org/story/152770/wall_street%26acirc%3B%26euro%3B%26trade%3Bs_second_occupation%3A_the_rise_of_the_nypd%27s_homeland_security_state/ Are drones above New York City next as the police militarize Lower Manhattan? Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:00:01 PDT Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -67363cf1be216b0b2b525fc878930711 Tom Engelhardt: Why the Boosters of US Empire Swoon Over Killer Drones http://www.alternet.org/story/152575/why_the_boosters_of_us_empire_swoon_over_killer_drones/ When we send our armadas of drones out to kill, don’t be surprised if the rest of the world doesn’t see us as the good guys or the heroes. Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:00:01 PDT Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -dc64e2a7506842fd369c2ca37a690e77 Tom Engelhardt: Let's Put 9/11 Behind Us and End the Blank Check it Has Become for America's Endless Wars http://www.alternet.org/story/152345/let%27s_put_9_11_behind_us_and_end_the_blank_check_it_has_become_for_america%27s_endless_wars_/ We could stop using it to make ourselves feel like a far better country than we are. We could leave the dead in peace and take a hard look at ourselves in the nearest mirror. Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:00:01 PDT Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com -309b04b372507f3259411be6d88893fb Tom Engelhardt: Details of Secret Pact Emerge: Troops Stuck in Afghanistan Until 2024 http://www.alternet.org/story/152146/details_of_secret_pact_emerge%3A_troops_stuck_in_afghanistan_until_2024/ If you thought President Obama was ending the war in Afghanistan, think again. Your children will be fighting it in 2024 if the Pentagon has its way. 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